Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-11.00 higher with the exception of 500-600 lb weights who sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher, mostly 6.00 higher. Supply included several large groups of very good, non-weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.03/cwt on 317 head.

Average price

$145.03

317 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$48.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	147.51	874	282
Medium and Large 2	477	133.16	635	23
Medium and Large 1-2	679	131.00	889	4thin
Medium and Large 3	477	98.83	472	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.67/cwt here — about $402 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale317 hd

145.03

—

AR average8 barns · 1,657 hd

148.35

−3.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,248	67.70	845	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	64.45	910	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,046	53.10	556	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	52.72	530	5thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.81/cwt	142.00–155.50	808	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	145.23/cwt	143.00–150.00	617	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.74/cwt	120.00–148.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.42/cwt	130.00–141.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.55/cwt	130.00–141.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	656	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	928	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.68/cwt	134.00–147.00	953	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	148.32/cwt	140.00–152.00	633	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	93.08/cwt	86.00–100.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	889	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,516	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,665	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	17,483	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.23/cwt	134.00–146.50	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	162.01/cwt	156.00–166.00	575	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	131.65/cwt	128.00–135.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	644	127.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.83/cwt	125.00–138.50	840	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	911	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	74.07/cwt	68.00–87.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	142.58/cwt	141.00–145.00	803	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	52.29/cwt	50.00–55.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	744	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	403	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	62.81/cwt	60.00–65.00	923	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	54.90/cwt	53.00–56.00	547	10
Bulls	—	—	1,248	67.70/cwt	65.00–70.00	845	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	71.90/cwt	65.00–93.00	809	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	63.02/cwt	50.00–75.00	611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	59.87/cwt	59.00–62.00	690	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	66.49/cwt	66.00–67.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	44.42/cwt	29.00–50.00	448	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	755	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	76.18/cwt	70.00–82.00	322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.86/cwt	130.00–142.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	138.94/cwt	127.00–141.00	785	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	593	91.04/cwt	82.00–100.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.48/cwt	138.00–150.00	929	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	89.22/cwt	83.00–96.00	418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.87/cwt	135.00–143.00	712	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	557	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	887	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.63/cwt	143.00–161.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Wed Jun 23, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 552Last week 86Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 9Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	525	142.00–155.50	153.81
5	—	309	159.00	159.00
22	—	663	134.00–147.00	143.68
12	—	427	140.00–152.00	148.32
3	—	355	156.00–166.00	162.01
36	—	760	131.00	131.00
7	—	563	141.00–145.00	142.58
99	—	630	138.00–150.00	147.48
6	—	462	143.00–161.00	151.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
9	—	423	130.00–141.00	132.42
2	—	525	130.00–141.00	135.55
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
8	—	474	130.00–142.00	134.86
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	106.00	106.00
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	113.00	113.00
3	—	468	83.00–96.00	89.22
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	83.00	83.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	425	143.00–150.00	145.23
3	—	752	115.00–120.00	118.33
11	—	473	134.00–146.50	142.23
14	—	623	125.00–138.50	134.83
4	—	701	130.00	130.00
38	—	565	127.00–141.00	138.94
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
63	—	524	135.00–143.00	135.87
16	—	667	133.00	133.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	80.00	80.00
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.53
2	—	423	70.00–82.00	76.18
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
2	—	593	82.00–100.00	91.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	840	104.00	104.00
8	—	656	141.50	141.50
3	—	557	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	120.00–135.00	125.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00–148.00	133.74
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
2	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	667	128.00–135.00	131.65
3	—	644	125.00–133.00	127.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	86.00–100.00	93.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	880.00	880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,665	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	66.00	66.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,279	68.00–87.00	74.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	65.00–93.00	71.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	50.00–75.00	63.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	50.00–55.00	52.29
1	—	1,145	65.00	65.00
1	—	915	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,470	60.00–65.00	62.81
4	—	1,338	66.00–67.00	66.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	996	53.00–56.00	54.90
7	—	1,153	59.00–62.00	59.87
6	—	1,008	29.00–50.00	44.42
1	—	1,325	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	25.00	25.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	65.00–70.00	67.70

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle